Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
N
0.7
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)887778781111101010111111111110710101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169138134112109846461598274737557563520201888877
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.87
10:15AM
1.82
10:42PM
1.85
11:06AM
1.81
11:39PM
1.81
11:57AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.18
4:18PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.22
5:10PM
0.12
5:42AM
0.27
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
21---11-----------------
Temp. °C151413131415161413131213131415131112111112151615
Feels °C (?)14131212131414109978889868678111212
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